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| #2382628 in eBooks | 2014-08-25 | 2014-08-25 | File type: PDF||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| It is a great tribute to the founders of Mercedes|By Richard Wright|It is a great tribute to the founders of Mercedes. My great grandfather and his family worked as laborers for the Irrigation District building the canals around Mercedes and it was fascinating to see the work in its infancy. ---Sharon Wright|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.|About the Author|Beatrice de León Edwards, EdD, a graduate of the University of Texas Pan American, is a retired educator with an interest in local history. Dr. Edwards has written several historical articles and continues to conduct research for future w
Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County in South Texas in a geographic area called the Lower Rio Grande Valley, which is really a river delta at the mouth of the Rio Grande River first inhabited by Coahuiltecans. Spanish colonists arrived in this area in 1749 to establish ranching communities. In 1905, the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company purchased land in the Llano Grande Spanish land grant, built Mercedes as a showcase headquarters, constructed the largest...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Mercedes (Images of America) | Beatrice de León Edwards EdD. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
